Deck 2: Leadership Traits and Ethics

Question 1

Personality is developed solely based on genetics.

Answer 1

False
Explanation:Personality is developed based on genetics and environmental factors.

Question 2

If a person does not want to be a leader,chances are that he or she will not be an effective manager.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The majority of CEOs,but not all CEOs are extroverts.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The Big Five Model of Personality categorizes traits into the dimensions of insurgency,adjustment,disagreeableness,conscientiousness,and openness to experience.

Question 5

The four components of emotional intelligence are self-awareness,self-efficacy,social awareness,and self-management.

Question 6

Researchers agree on the personality traits that effective leaders should have.

Question 7

Dominance is one of the three major traits of the surgency Big Five.

Question 8

In a study of two groups of executives,one successful and one whose careers were derailed,the reason for the latter's failure was poor human relations.

Question 9

Research has confirmed that there is a limited number of confirmed and agreed upon traits this leaders have.

Question 10

Effective leaders are high on all of the factors in the Big Five Model of Personality.

Question 11

Emotional intelligence is a personality dimension related to surgency.

Question 12

Intelligence refers to cognitive ability to think critically,to solve problems,and to make decisions.

Question 13

Understanding people's personalities is important because personality affects behavior as well as perceptions and attitudes.

Question 14

Intelligence is the best predictor of job performance.

Question 15

The adjustment personality dimension includes traits related to emotional stability.

Question 16

Personality profiles are used to categorize people as a means of predicting job success.

Question 17

High energy is best categorized as the conscientiousness dimension of the Big Five.

Question 18

Self-awareness relates to being conscious of your emotions and how they affect your personal and professional life.

Question 19

The Big Five Model of Personality is the most widely accepted way to classify personalities.

Question 20

The Dominance trait affects all other traits related to effective leaders.

Question 21

People with Theory X attitudes hold that employees like to work and do not need to be closely supervised in order to do their work.

Question 22

Managers with Theory X attitudes tend to display more coercive,autocratic leadership styles using internal motivation and rewards.

Question 23

Effective leaders have a higher need for affiliation than power.

Question 24

People with strong n Pow tend to seek entrepreneurial type positions and are attuned to power and politics.

Question 25

The Leader Motive Profile (LMP)includes a high need for achievement,a moderate need for affiliation,and a moderate need for power,which is socialized.

Question 26

Self-efficacy is the belief in your own capability to perform in a specific situation.

Question 27

A good way to develop a positive self-concept is by observing and copying others' attitudes.

Question 28

Ethics are the standards of right and wrong that influence behavior.

Question 29

People with strong n Ach want to take responsibility for solving problems and are high risk-takers.

Question 30

Leaders need a high n Pow to influence followers,peers,and higher level managers.

Question 31

A leader with a negative self-concept and a theory Y attitude tends to blame others when things go wrong.

Question 32

Without power,there is no leadership.

Question 33

You can be an effective leader,or follower,even if you don't have a positive self-concept.

Question 34

Achievement Motivation Theory attempts to explain and predict behavior and performance based on one's need for power,affiliation,and recognition.

Question 35

Effective leaders use personalized power.

Question 36

The Pygmalion effect proposes that leaders' attitudes and expectations of followers,and their treatment of them,explain and predict followers' behavior and performance.

Question 37

David McClelland said that needs are based on personality and are developed as we interact with the environment.

Question 38

People with a high n Aff also tend to have a high n Pow.

Question 39

McClelland identified power as either good or bad.

Question 40

An effective leader tends to have Theory X attitudes with a positive self-concept.

Question 41

People with an external locus of control,rather than an internal locus of control,are more likely to use unethical behavior.

Question 42

Which of the following is NOT a major reason for executive derailment?

A)They used a bullying style viewed as intimidating, insensitive, and abrasive.
B)They were viewed as being cold, aloof, and arrogant.
C)They betrayed personal trust.
D)They undermanaged.

Question 43

"I was only following orders; my boss told me to inflate the figures" is an example of displacement of responsibility.

Question 44

Personality alone is a good predictor of unethical behavior.

Question 45

At the conventional level of moral development,self-interest motivates behavior.

Question 46

The common leadership style at the preconventional level of moral development is autocratic toward others.

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT a Big Five personality dimension?

A)Surgency.
B)Agreeableness.
C)Adjustment.
D)Attractiveness.

Question 48

To determine if your decision is ethical,you can ask yourself,"Are all stakeholders happy?"

Question 49

Under the stakeholder approach to ethics,one creates a win-win situation for relevant parties affected by the decision.

Question 50

The common leadership style at the conventional level of moral development tends to be visionary.

Question 51

One of your employees,Quanita,is loyal,highly commited and tends to get the job done.She is likely high on the ____ trait of the conscientiousness dimension?

A)extraversion
B)dependability
C)flexibility
D)emotional stability

Question 52

Moral development refers to refers to one's level of moral development which consist of three levels - preconventional,coventional and postconventional..

Question 53

At the preconventional level of moral development,living up to expectations of acceptable behavior defined by others motivates behavior to fulfill duties and obligations.

Question 54

Distortion of consequences is the process of using "cosmetic" words to make the behavior sound acceptable.

Question 55

Of the Big Five personality dimensions,the highest correlation with leadership is:

A)conscientiousness.
B)openness to experience.
C)surgency.
D)adjustment.

Question 56

Our ethical behavior is related to our individual needs and personality traits.

Question 57

At the postconventional level of moral development,it is common for lower-level managers to use a leadership style similar to those of higher-level managers.

Question 58

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ensures that those who act unethically will be prosecuted.

Question 59

Which of the following statements regarding personality is NOT true?

A)Personality is developed based on genetics and environmental factors.
B)Personality involves distinguishing personal characteristics.
C)Personality affects behavior as well as perceptions and attitudes.
D)Personality predicts behavior and job performance.

Question 60

When people use unethical behavior,it is often due to some type of character flaw.

Question 61

Emotional intelligence includes all of the following EXCEPT:

A)self-awareness.
B)social awareness.
C)self-management.
D)self-concept.

Question 62

The ______ trait affects all the other traits related to effective leaders.

A)self-confidence
B)dependibility
C)dominance
D)sociability

Question 63

Emotional intelligence is related to which of the following Big Five personality dimensions?

A)Surgency.
B)Openness to experience.
C)Agreeableness.
D)Conscientiousness.

Question 64

____ are positive or negative feelings about people,things,and issues.

A)Attitudes
B)Norms
C)Beliefs
D)Traits

Question 65

High n Pow is categorized as the Big Five dimension of ____.

A)surgency
B)agreeableness
C)conscientiousness
D)openness to experience

Question 66

____ refers to the positive or negative attitudes people have about themselves.

A)Self-concept
B)Self-confidence
C)Self-efficacy
D)Self-focus

Question 67

____ is dependent on the other three EI approaches.

A)Social awareness
B)Self-awareness
C)Relationship management
D)Self-management

Question 68

"If the manager is not around,employees will work just as hard" is an example of ____ attitudes.

A)Theory Y
B)Theory X
C)Theory Z
D)XYZ Profile

Question 69

Which of the following is NOT one of the guidelines to developing a more positive attitude and self-concept?

A)Be a positive role model.
B)Accept compliments.
C)Set and achieve goals.
D)When things go wrong, buy yourself something nice.

Question 70

.The Leader Motive Profile (LMP)defines which motive as the highest need for leaders?

A)Achievement.
B)Power.
C)Affiliation.
D)Enjoyment.

Question 71

Which of the following is the best predictor of job performance?

A)Locus of control.
B)Flexibility.
C)Integrity.
D)Intelligence.

Question 72

Self-confidence is best categorized as the ____ Big Five dimension.

A)adjustment
B)agreeableness
C)surgency
D)conscientiousness

Question 73

Managers with Theory X attitudes tend to:

A)display more participative leadership styles.
B)use internal motivation and rewards.
C)use external means of controls.
D)have a positive, optimistic view of employees.

Question 74

A manager from a prestigious university believed that employees who were from "lesser schools" lacked sufficient intelligence and motivation for the high-tech firm that she led.She set goals for these employees low,and did not trust them with certain important tasks or company information.Over time,the employees started to exhibit behaviors consistent with the manager's beliefs and actions.They tended to show dissatisfaction and low performance.At length,many of them quit.This would be an example of:

A)Theory Y attitudes.
B)the Pygmalion effect.
C)negative self-concept.
D)a positive role model.

Question 75

Which of the following statements regarding emotional intelligence (EI)is TRUE?

A)EI is the ability to work well with people.
B)An offshoot of EI is IQ (intelligence quotient).
C)IQ outweighs EI when it comes to personal achievement.
D)There are five components of EI.

Question 76

Which of the following is NOT a belief of David McClelland?

A)Needs are based on personality.
B)All people possess the need for achievement, power, and affiliation, but to varying degrees.
C)Our needs are motivated by our behavior.
D)Needs are developed as we interact with the environment.

Question 77

____ is the belief in one's capability to perform in a specific situation.

A)Self-concept
B)Self-confidence
C)Self-efficacy
D)Self-focus

Question 78

Which of the following is NOT a trait of an effective leader?

A)Dominance.
B)High energy.
C)Intelligence.
D)Eye color.

Question 79

"If you want something done right,do it yourself" is an example of ____ attitudes.

A)Theory X
B)Theory Y
C)Theory Z
D)XYZ Profile

Question 80

The Leader Motive Profile (LMP)includes a:

A)high need for achievement.
B)moderate need for power.
C)low need for achievement.
D)high need for power.